Three-quarter length portrait. Joannus Lyvyus (i.e. Jan Lievens, 1607-74).
AUCTION 76 |
Thursday, June 14th,
2018 at 3:00 PM
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art
Lot 342
Jan Lievens. BONUS, EPHRAIM HEZEKIAH (BUENO)
Three-quarter length portrait. Joannus Lyvyus (i.e. Jan Lievens, 1607-74).
1656:
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $1,300
Ephraim Bueno (1599-1665) was a distinguished physician in Amsterdam who stemmed from the Bueno de Mesquita family of Marrano origin. He was a close friend of Menasseh ben Israel and published several liturgical works in Spanish translation. Bueno`s portrait was painted by Rembrandt, entitled"The Jewish Doctor." See EJ Vol. IV col. 1460.